The Personal ChefPersonal chefs are joining personal
trainers and life coaches in the retinue of people who service
busy people’s lives.
Although Private Chefs have been around for a long time, the
Personal Chef originated in the US and is enjoying a phenomenal
success as more and more people find they no longer have time for
food preparation at home.Clients
The Personal Chef's clients are not only celebrities
throwing lavish parties, but professional people with hectic
schedules who don’t have the time or interest to plan, shop
for and prepare daily meals. Typically such people are tired
of relying on
restaurants and supermarket ready meals, and want to eat freshly
prepared, preservative/additive-free meals at home.Home Entertaining
Many
people choose to entertain at home, it's safer, more comfortable and
you can keep an eye on the baby! One client recently pointed out
that although she thought it expensive at first, when she calculated
the cost compared to eating out, along with the baby-sitter fee and
a taxi so they could drink wine, the Personal Chef service was
cheaper.
One clear advantage that a good and capable Personal
Chef can provide is a complete choice to the clients preference.
Food is chosen and cooked the way you want it, you pay market prices
for the ingredients and a fee for the chef plus travel if more than
ten miles.A Trusted
Friend
A Personal Chef is, like your hairdresser,
your fitness trainer or any other personal service provider, a good
and trusted friend who strives to provide a service dictated by you.
Although some chefs stick to a menu list, the best Personal Chefs
will create menus purely for the client, the menu suggestions are
just for ideas. After a while the chef learns the likes and dislikes
of the client and can be left to plan an absolutely perfect dinner
celebration from a quick 'phone call or EMail request. The
menu is sent with the quote, the date fixed, deposit paid and your
celebration meal is a piece of cake. No fuss no mess no work for
you. Enjoy your evening with your guests without a worry in the
world. At the end of the evening your kitchen is cleared and
cleaned, any food left is packed and stored in the fridge for the
next day if you wish. You pay the chef the balance and relax for the
rest of the evening.Will Cook
Anywhere
" But I only have a tiny kitchen" you may
ask, No problem all things are taken into account when the menu
is designed. If necessary much of the pre-preparation can be
done in
advance at the chef's own place of work. Vegetable peeling,
de-boning etc. All the messy stuff is taken care of. The dishes
will be designed to suit the occasion and the venue. A very experienced
chef will have cooked in many different environments and is capable
of literally cooking on a bonfire if he/she has too. (Refer to
Keith
Floyd cooking programmes!)
ChefsThe
personal-chef phenomenon started out in the US and over the past
two years demand has rocketed. American new-business
analysts have earmarked personal cheffing as one of the top 20
new
growth businesses. Overheads are low — there’s none of the risk of
setting up a restaurant. Personal chefs don’t necessarily need
to have their own ultra-sophisticated professional kitchen, merely
a
portable batterie de cuisine.PersonalChef.UK

Themed DinnersThemed Dinners are fast
becoming the new 'going out' Just imagine dressing up as Marie
Antoinette for a 'French Revolution' Themed dinner, or perhaps you
would like to be Captain Edward J Smith having his 'Last Dinner on
the Titanic' sitting beside 'Nellie' Widener in all her finery
straight from Paris. The Personal Chef able to create these dinners
with the flair and style that they naturally require, is not far
short of a film director as well as a great chef. If you are a truly
creative person who loves to see people enjoying themselves and can
function under extreme stress without flapping. If you are willing
and able to research and provide clients with character, costume and
setting information. You will undoubtedly have found your forte
here. The most requested keyword for my web site is 'Babette's
Feast' and that is what started me on the Themed Dinner adventure.
It is a never ending one and immensely satisfying not just for the
chef but for the host or hostess if it all goes well. With help and
advice from PersonalChef.UK it will always be a roaring
success.
Fay Olinsky
Personal Chef.UK
Ltd.

Personal
Chefin the UK
todayToday many busy people organize their lives
with the help of professionals such as hairdressers, personal
fitness trainers, lifestyle/wardrobe co-coordinators,
housekeepers and cleaners to name but a few. A Personal Chef
is in the same league, someone who, because of his/her
knowledge experience and training helps relieve you of another
time consuming anxiety and enables you to carry on with your
busy life without compromising your health and lifestyle. At
one time it was normal and affordable for many families to
have their homes organized by live-in staff, a butler, a cook,
a housekeeper and many others.
With smaller accommodation,
high wages and the attitude to being ‘in service’ make these
the prerogative of the extremely rich and/or royal
households.
A Personal Chef is yours for the day, to shop
cook, prepare your meals for the week (5 days) The meals are
either frozen or suitably stored for consumption over the week
or they can be kept in the freezer for a later time. A
Personal Chef can also organize your kitchen and clean/clear
cupboards and fridges (for instance after an unexpected
hospital stay, or just because you have been overwhelmed with
work lately) Perhaps you really wish to seriously start a new
diet regime; the Personal Chef is on hand. The Chef will clear
all unsuitable items from your kitchen and replace with your
dietary needs for the following week/fortnight. I.e. if you
decide to do ‘Atkins’ or similar, all of the two-week
induction meals will be prepared for you and stored/frozen
ready for you to take out and enjoy. It takes the pressure
off
the most important phase of the diet and lets you get on with
life without the tedium of cooking unusual and often peculiar
items.Dinner
Parties
These should give everyone pleasure
including the hostess. Let a Personal Chef organize the
cooking for you and you can relax with your guests. You have
a lovely meal, no shopping, cooking or worry. At the end of
the
evening your kitchen is as clean as a whistle, you didn't’t
have to organize restaurants, taxis, baby sitter, or worry
who
does or does not drink that night.Company Philosophy
Our
Philosophy is simplicity, perfect ingredients, and good taste.
The presentation is up to you unless we are preparing your
dinner party in which case we follow your wishes with an
emphasis on good taste. Food is the primal desire our bodies
crave, the reason a person over-eats is this; it is not
receiving its basic needs in the diet choices. We all need
fats, carbohydrates, and proteins etc. but more importantly
we
need the trace elements and minerals in acceptable forms along
with the carrying foods that enable the body to absorb them.
If we deny our bodies these basic elements we create eating
disorders and cravings that can spiral out of control. Highly
commercial diet foods only exacerbate the problem (to the
great increase of the fortunes of the companies marketing
them) I personally am a purist as far as good food is
concerned; I will not combine unsuitable foods for effect or
to feign brilliance. If I make a Glace á La Vanille the recipe
will be found in any book from the French classic tradition.
I
will not use cheap fats or thickeners i.e. hydrogenated fats
in order to retain crispness; this unnatural substance is a
major contributor to obesity in the West today.
Flavour is
balm to the palate and if you satisfy it cravings will ease
just like pain does with stroking. Combining classic flavours
such as strawberries with cream, tomato with basil, lamb with
garlic, caramelized apples with puff pastry or chicken with
tarragon to name a few, will make pleasing your palate an
intensely enjoyable experience which will go a long way to
easing the stresses and strains of modern life. Of course that
does not mean I will never produce something exciting! An
Ethiopian Chicken Stew for example. Authentic in every way
including the Teff bread plate.Personal Chef UK
Ltd
My purpose and the purpose of all
associates of Personal Chef UK.Ltd is to make eating fun and
easy for you. We carry out your requests and produce any dish
to the best of our
ability.

Home Meal Replacement Service
Freezer
Filling

Freezer
FillingSome Chef's specialise
in filling the freezer with exciting meals for the week ahead,
others create wonderful dinner parties. The best can do both
and become a trusted supplier to several clients providing
everyday meals and special occasions that run smooth as
silk.
Unlike general catering companies a Personal Chef
works with a small number of regular clients on a weekly basis
and several more on a casual arrangement, i.e. Annual dinners,
celebrations, country house weekends etc.

The English Personal
Chef.Able to understand the
wishes of British clients, the traditions and customs that we
like to treasure, especially on family occasions. The English
Personal Chef will not surprise you with strange and
unexpected combinations. Experienced, knowledgeable and used
to discipline in some of the most prestigious households in
England and abroad, the chef will interpret your wishes to the
letter. Having long standing accounts with some of the best
British suppliers you will be guaranteed the flavours and
textures of your favourite fare.
The English Butler will
serve your fine wines with care and knowledge, looking after
your guests dining needs.

The Continental
Personal
Chef.A perfectionist, a purist and dedicated to capturing
the essence of the great chefs of Europe. Classic French
dishes, rustic Provencal feasts, Aromatic and colourful
Italian Cucina, Rumbustuose dishes from Germany and
Scandinavia.The Continental Personal Chef will delight the palates
of you and your guests. No dish is out of range where this
chef is concerned.

The Fusion Personal
Chef.
Qualified and
experienced in all disciplines of culinary art the Fusion
Personal Chef carries out the fine blending of East West
cuisine to perfection. From the wonders of the great Indian
Continent to the far East and Polynesia. You will find this
style of cooking in countries like Australia and New Zealand
to name a few. For a truly enlightening food experience this
is the style for you.

The Kosher/Halal
Personal
Chef.A Personal Chef with in-
depth knowledge and understanding of the religious dietary
laws of Islam and Judaism and a full understanding of the
importance of complying with them. Able to authentically
create traditional foods using suppliers prefered by the
client.

Chef Fay Olinsky
caters for all of the above

Can I Afford a
Personal Chef?
If
you are a two earner family with no time to cook
healthy meals at home, you are probably spending
more on food for your family than a Personal
Chef would
cost .
Just think of the time you would
save! Up
to 15 hours a week free from shopping cooking clearing and
washing up pans etc. Remember we cook four generous portions
of delicious food for your freezer, be it starter mains or
dessert* and you have five days worth of food to eat as and
when you like.*Five mains, five desserts or starters or combination
of bothor 7 main meals only

Every day brings a new
enquiry from someone who wishes to start up in business as a
Personal Chef. This site is designed to give information and support
to such people. Currently I have 12 chefs on my books who I feel
confident enough to pass on work if I am already booked up or if the
job is too far away for me. I have been a Personal Chef for a number
of years now and have run my business purely via my web site since
1999. It is the most successful form of advertising with almost 90%
of enquires resulting in work. I feel now that this business is ripe
for take-off in Great Britain. I am now hosting web pages for
Personal Chefs, designed and managed by myself and updated regularly
as the Chef requires for a very reasonable fee. Not only does this
give the new Chef the exposure on the net that I have been able to
generate over the past few years it also gives support from someone
with hands on experience of this work. PersonalChef.UK works closely
with several other sites to provide multi-linked pages that ensure a
prominent web presence. Being associated with PersonalChef.UK your
page will carry the company name and your own name or chosen
title.
When a potential customer searches for personal chef in UK
you can be sure your page will be associated with a link in the
first few selections the search engine picks. I design the page to
contain items suited to your specialised skills and the areas you
wish to work. For information on this service please EMail your
request to PersonalChef.UK

Become a
Chef
" Do I need to be a qualified
Chef?"It helps! but cooking experience is the essential
ingredient here, along with confidence and an amiable
non-flappable personality. If you have ever worked as a
cook/housekeeper or cook/butler you have all the right
beginnings.If you cook for people other than family, on a
regular basis you are probably well on the way to becoming a
Personal Chef. I don't mean flipping burgers and frying chips, this
is by no means 'fast food' although it helps if you are quick!

Each
Chef develops their own clientele individually. You learn to
specialise according to your ability and the clients enjoyment. The
most rewarding experience is to be asked back for more of the same.
Of course you will need a Food Hygiene Certificate from your local
Authority as will anyone who works with you, including family
members. Cooking in other peoples homes does not require a licence
or other red tape, however, for the benefit of you and your clients
it is advisable to take as many courses as you can on the
specialties you intend to pursue. Many famous restaurants and hotels
offer short courses which, although expensive, are also very
enjoyable. Keep up to date with food ideas and trends until you are
confident enough to develop your own style and recipes
If you
intend to go into this seriously it is advisable to obtain insurance
(I personally carry insurance for up to £5m.) If you think that
is excessive don't, your next job could be in a palace! PersonalChef.UK
can provide insurance advice and recommendations. You will also
require a vehicle with some form of refrigeration or cold storage
for transporting ingredients. If you are cooking in your own
kitchen
remember that it has to be licensed and regularly inspected by
the local authority.

Due to the massive increase in applicants to become Personal Chefs

There will soon be a CV listing service available on Personal Chef .UK.Com